Dear BCSSW Alumni,
We hope you are enjoying these final days of summer. As we approach the new academic year we are excited to share ways you can stay connected to other alumni and the school–from mentoring recent graduates to helping students prepare for their job searches to attending events. The BCSSW Alumni Association represents the alumni community and is
open to your input on what we should be working on as a community. We look forward to seeing you this year!
Armando Holguin '05
President, BCSSW Alumni Board
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ATTEND AN EVENT
BCSSW Reception at the McMullen Museum
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Brighton campus, 2101 Commonwealth Ave.
Centre Street Food
Service Event
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017
Newton, Mass.
Career Networking for Alumni and Students
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Boston College, McGuinn Hall, Room 521
Distinguished Alumni Awards and Diversity Event
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018
4:00–7:30 p.m.
Boston College, Gasson 100
* See Nominate an Alum below
Recruitment Fair
MARCH 16, 2018
11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Boston College, Murray Room, Yawkey Center
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NOMINATE AN ALUM
We invite all BC Social Work alumni to nominate an MSW or doctoral alum who has made a significant contribution to the profession of social work.
This year we will be presenting two awards:
1. Distinguished Alumni Award
2. Distinguished Recent Graduate Award
(for alumni who have graduated within the last 5–10 years)
Nomination Deadline: November 3, 2017, by 5:00 p.m.
NOTE: Current BC Social Work Alumni Association Board members and staff are not eligible to receive an award. Both the award winner and their nominator should be able to attend the Distinguished Alumni Awards and Diversity Event on January 26, 2018.
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EARN CEUs
BC Continuing Education
is offering 10 three-hour social work workshops, October 19 from 6:00–9:00 p.m. and October 20 and 21 from
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
CE workshop and registration details will be sent to alumni at the end of August.
STAY CONNECTED
LinkedIn:
Join the BCSSW
LinkedIn
group to connect with other alums in your area, be a resource to job searchers, post a job opening, or pose a social work professional question.
Blog
Follow all the news, events, and stories on our
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Want to hire the best and brightest? Email
gsswcareerservices@bc.edu
to post your job openings in the BCSSW jobs database. Job searchers can also email us to request a username and password to access the jobs database. Listings include opportunities from across the country and across the globe.
FIELD SUPERVISORS
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Participate in the Alumni Board Meetings
Alumni are welcome to
attend a board meeting in person or via phone
.
The Alumni Board meets on the following dates during the 2017–18 academic year:
September 25, October 23, January 29, February 26, March 26, and April 30.
For more information, please contact
BCSSW Alumni Mentoring Program
Join the 2018 mentoring program. Mentors are alumni that have graduated in 2011 or earlier, and mentees are alumni whose graduation years fall between 2012 and 2017. Quarterly email communication is expected with the option to have phone or in-person communications. Quarterly check-ins, as well as articles, will be sent by the program coordinators. Some of the mentoring topics will include: mentoring relationship goals, leadership and teamwork, work-life balance, workplace challenges, and career goals. The program will run from January–December 2018 with the option to continue a more informal mentorship if participants wish.
Please email Heather Slugaski '13 and Liz Ronca '13 at
gsswalum@bc.edu
if you would like to participate
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Mock Interviewing
Alumni across the globe are invited to participate as interviewers in the Mock Interviewing Program, March 21–23, 2018. Mock Interviews take place in person, over the phone, or via Skype so soon-to-be graduates can practice their interviewing skills.
Networking Events
Small networking events have been held around the country over the past couple of years. This past June, Heather Slugaski ’13 hosted a gathering in Charlotte, NC. Alumni gatherings have also occurred in San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City.
To help plan a BCSSW networking event in your area, please contact Cindy Snell at
cindy.snell@bc.edu
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This year, BCSSW celebrated the careers of three longtime influential members of our community.
Vince Lynch
spent 30 years at BCSSW as a professor and the director of the continuing education program. One of his many lasting achievements was the establishment of the National Conference on Social Work and AIDS, which he directed for 28 of those 30 years.
Read more about Vince’s work with this trailblazing conference.
Kevin Mahoney
has been named Professor Emeritus by Boston College. A member of the faculty since 1999, his National Resource Center for Participant Directed Services, founded in 2009, is the only center of its kind to assists states, agencies, and organizations in the important work of helping those living with disabilities advocate for their own care.
Read more about Kevin’s career as a leader in the field of long-term care innovation.
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BOSTON COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
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